US Navy to explore powering shore installations with aircraft carriers

The U.S. Navy plans to test exporting nuclear power from a Ford-class aircraft carrier to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia this summer. The initiative aims to enhance energy resilience for military bases and explore applications like supplying water to drought-affected regions. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle emphasized the strategic importance of establishing a Navy reactor pilot program.